Global health and global aging

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Global health and global aging

Mary Robinson ... [et al.], editors ; foreword by Robert N. Butler

Jossey-Bass, c2007

1st ed

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Global health & global aging

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780787988104

Description

The book covers the fundamentals of global aging and health and provides real-world models from countries and regions that offer the best practices in current approaches. Global Health and Global Aging presents information about leadership and governance challenges as well as insights about aging in different cultures and countries in all regions of the world.

Table of Contents

About the AARP Foundation. Foreword by Robert N. Butler. Preface by Mary Robinson. Part One: The World and Its Aging Population. 1. World Policies on Aging and the United Nations by Alexandre Siderenko. 2. Population Aging: A Global Overview by Mary Beth Weinberger. 3. The World Health Organization and Global Aging by Alex Kalache. 4. Leadership and Governance Challenges for Global Health and Aging by Derek Yach. 5. Perception of Aging in Different Cultures by Frank Eyetsemitan. Part Two: Countries with High Rates of Longevity. 6. Australia: Aging in Australia: The Australian Government's Agenda on Population Aging by Santo Santoro. 7. Denmark: Healthy Aging in Denmark by Bjarne Hastrup. 8. France: Challenges of Longevity: The International Longevity Centre-France Perspective by Francoise Forette and Marie-Anne Brieu. 9. Finland: Healthy Aging in Finland by Pekka Puska. 10. Germany: Healthy Aging in Germany by Ulla Schmidt. 11. Germany: Healthy Aging from 70 to 100+ in Germany: Lessons from the Berlin Aging Study by Jacqui Smith and Paul Baltes. 12. Japan: Challenges of Productive Aging in Japan by Shigeo Morioka. 13. Netherlands: Healthy Aging in the Netherlands by C.I.J.M. Ross-van Dorp. 14. Spain: Aging in Spain: Working Toward Creating New Rights in the Welfare State by Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. 15. Sweden: Health and Aging in Sweden by Barbro Westerholm. 16. United Kingdom: United Kingdom by Sally Greengross 17. United States: Healthy Aging in the United States by Jeanette Takamura. Part Three: Countries Facing Rapid Population Aging in the Next 20-30 Years. 18. Africa: Health and Aging in Africa by Nana Apt. 19. China: Aging of Populations: Is China's Pattern Unique? by Lincoln Chen and Lingling Zhang. 20. India: Health and Aging in India By Sharad D. Gokhale. 21. Eastern Mediterranean: Eastern Mediterrean Region: Rapid Aging Population in 20-30 Years by Mohamed H. El-Banouby. 22. Russia: Health and Aging in Russia Vladimir Kh. Khavinson and Olga N. Mikhailova. 23. Latin America and the Caribbean: Health and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean by Enrique Vega Garcia. Part Four: Leaders in Research and Innovative Programs. 24. The Biology of Aging: Current Research and Expected Future Gains by George Martin and Joshua Lederberg. 25. Exceptional Longevity by Thomas Perls and Dellara Terry. 26. Cities, Sociodiversity, and Strategy by Jaime Lerner. 27. Creating a Healthy Environment for Aging Populations by Gloria Gutman. 28. How Government, Business, and Social Sector Partnerships Can Finance Programs for the Aging by A. James Forbes, Jr. 29. Policies and Practices Affecting Health and Longevity of People with Disabilities: Lessons from the United Kingdom by Hector Medora and Angela Hassiotis. 30. Keeping People Active: Continuing Education Programs That Work by Julia Preece and Brian Findsen. 31. Longevity's Impact on Retirement Security by C. Robert Henrikson. 32. Improving Health Care in America: Lessons Learned from the Global Village by William Novelli. Part Five: Epilogue: The Road Ahead. 33. Epilogue: The Road Ahead by Erik Olsen
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781118424070

Description

The book covers the fundamentals of global aging and health and provides real-world models from countries and regions that offer the best practices in current approaches. Global Health and Global Aging presents information about leadership and governance challenges as well as insights about aging in different cultures and countries in all regions of the world.

Table of Contents

About the AARP Foundation viii Foreword x Robert N. Butler, M.D. Preface xi Mary Robinson The Editors xv Contributors xvi PART ONE: THE WORLD AND ITS AGING POPULATION 1. World Policies on Aging and the United Nations 3 Alexandre Sidorenko 2. Population Aging: A Global Overview 15 Mary Beth Weinberger 3. The World Health Organization and Global Aging 31 Alex Kalache 4. Leadership and Governance Challenges for Global Health and Aging 47 Derek Yach 5. Perception of Aging in Different Cultures 58 Frank E. Eyetsemitan PART TWO: COUNTRIES WITH HIGH RATES OF LONGEVITY 6. Healthy Aging in Denmark? 71 Bjarne Hastrup 7. Challenges of Longevity in France: The International Longevity Centre-France Perspective 85 Francoise Forette and Marie-Anne Brieu 8. Healthy Aging in Finland 96 Pekka Puska 9. Healthy Aging in Germany 106 Ulla Schmidt 10. Healthy Aging from Seventy to Over One Hundred in Germany: Lessons from the Berlin Aging Study 118 Jacqui Smith and Paul B. Baltes 11. Challenges of Productive Aging in Japan 128 Shigeo Morioka 12. Healthy Aging in the Netherlands 140 C.I.J.M. Ross-van Dorp 13. Aging in Spain: Working Toward Creating New Rights in the Welfare State 149 Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero 14. Health and Aging in Sweden 157 Barbro Westerholm 15. Aging in the United Kingdom 168 Sally Greengross 16. Healthy Aging in the United States 177 Jeanette C. Takamura PART THREE: COUNTRIES FACING RAPID POPULATION AGING IN THE NEXT TWENTY TO THIRTY YEARS 17. Health and Aging in Africa 187 Nana Araba Apt 18. Aging of Populations: Is China's Pattern Unique? 197 Lincoln Chen and Lingling Zhang 19. Health and Aging in India 208 Sharad D. Gokhale 20. Health and Aging in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 215 Mohamed H. El-Banouby 21. Health and Aging in Russia 226 Vladimir Kh. Khavinson and Olga N. Mikhailova 22. Health and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean 238 Enrique Vega PART FOUR: LEADERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS 23. The Biology of Aging: Current Research and Expected Future Gains 249 George M. Martin and Joshua Lederberg 24. Exceptional Longevity 257 Thomas Perls and Dellara F. Terry 25. Cities, Sociodiversity, and Strategy 275 Jaime Lerner 26. Creating a Healthy Environment for Aging Populations 281 Gloria M. Gutman 27. How Government, Business, and Social Sector Partnerships Can Finance Programs for the Aging 292 A. James Forbes, Jr. 28. Policies and Practices Affecting Health and Longevity of People with Disabilities: Lessons from the United Kingdom 300 Hector Medora and Angela Hassiotis 29. Keeping People Active: Continuing Education Programs that Work 313 Julia Preece and Brian Findsen 30. Longevity's Impact on Retirement Security 323 C. Robert Henrikson 31. Improving Health Care in America: Lessons Learned from the Global Village 337 William D. Novelli PART FIVE: EPILOGUE: THE ROAD AHEAD 32. Epilogue: The Road Ahead 351 Erik Olsen

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